Projects Finalised (Student Allocated)
Improving Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in the General Population
Supervisor(s): Dr Anna Pilbrow and Professor Vicky Cameron
Sponsor: New Zealand Heart Foundation
Student: Joshua Stewart
Identification of microRNAs in Breast Tumour Cells after Co-culture with Adipocytes
Supervisor(s): Dr Margaret Currie, Dr Anna Pilbrow and Dr Elisabeth Phillips
Sponsor: Cancer Society
Student: Morgan Jones
Developing Practice Managers: Understanding the General Practice Management Workforce
Supervisor(s): Leigh Aston and Professor Les Toop
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Limited
Student: Sophie Bang
Testing the Validity of New Zealand's Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines
Supervisor(s): Professor Doug Sellman, Associate Professor Joe Boden, Associate Professor Simon Adamson and Associate Professor Chris Frampton
Sponsor: Cancer Society
Student: Jinhee Ahn
Reactions of Urate Hydroperoxide with Biological Targets
Supervisor(s): Professor Tony Kettle
Sponsor: Canterbury Scientific Limited
Student: Helena Trollope
Prognostication in Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Metastases in Christchurch, New Zealand
Supervisor(s): Dr Dean Harris
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Tom Moore
Decision Aids for Cardiovascular Risk Management in Primary Care
Supervisor(s): Pip Mason and Dr Ben Hudson
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Ltd
Student: Erika Stark
IBD Incidence in Canterbury, New Zealand
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Richard Gearry and Professor Andrew Day
Sponsor: Christchurch Gastroenterology Research Trust
Student: Vikesh Gupta
MIF and the Regulation of Inflammation
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Mark Hampton and Nina Dickerhof
Sponsor: Department of Pathology
Student: Sarah Drake
Peri-operative Analgesic Requirements and Quality of Recovery
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Ross Kennedy, Mr Leigh Parsons and Dr Tim Chapman
Sponsor: Anaesthetists' Instument Pool Limited
Student: Harriet Marshall
Intestinal Membrance Vesicles - A Novel Innate Defense Mechanism?
Supervisor(s): Dr Jacqui Keenan and Professor Andrew Day
Sponsor: The Bowel and Liver Trust
Student: Gabrielle Budd
Improving the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Through Better Analysis of Laboratory Plasma Glucose
Supervisor(s): Dr Helen Lunt, Dr Ruth Hughes, Associate Professor Chris Florkowski and Dr Guy Mulligan
Sponsor: Diabetes Training and Research Trust
Student: Rebekah Carey
Systematic Literature Review of the Effects of Urate Lowering on Clinical Outcomes in Gout
Supervisor(s): Professor Lisa Stamp and Associate Professor William Taylor
Sponsor: Arthritis NZ
Student: Amy Thomas
Human Amylase Gene Copy Number Variation and Breast Cancer Development
Supervisor(s): Dr Logan Walker
Sponsor: Cancer Society
Student: Lucy de Jong
Evaluation of Pegasus Healths "Stop Smoking Support Options" Programme
Supervisor(s): Dr Lynley Cook and Associate Professor Dee Mangin
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Ltd
Student: Abigail Boyer
Ease of Walking on Low Impact Flooring
Supervisor(s): Dr Carl Hanger and Professor Tim Wilkinson
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Jayden Ball
Colorectal MDM: Audit to Determine which Cases Benefit from Discussion in the MDM
Supervisor(s): Professor Bridget Robinson, Dr Chris Wakeman, Professor Frank Frizelle, Ms Laura Coleman
Sponsor: Centre for Translational Cancer Research
Student: Chris Fernando
Are Breast Tumour Cells and Adipocytes Co-consiprators in Aggressive Breast Tumours?
Supervisor(s): Dr Elisabeth Phillips and Dr Margaret Currie
Sponsor: Breast Cancer Society
Student: Sam Hall-McMaster
Very Low Birthweight Young Adults - Parental Assessments of their Health and Social Functioning
Supervisor(s): Professor Brian Darlow, A/Prof John Horwood and Dr Maggie Meeks
Sponsor: University of Otago, Christchurch Department of Paediatrics
Student: Georgia Moody
Understanding the Learning Needs of Community Physiotherapists
Supervisor(s): Charlotte Matthews and Profesor Les Toop
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Ltd
Student: Rosa Leggat
Cytokine and Growth Factor Profiling in Ascitic Fluids from Chemo-sensitive and Resistant of Ovarian Cancer Patients
Supervisor(s): Dr Kenny Chitcholtan and Associate Professor Peter Sykes
Sponsor: Cancer Society
Student: David Jin
Measuring Bone Density using MARS Spectral CT
Supervisor(s): Dr Nigel Anderson and Kishore Rajendran
Sponsor: Radiology Department
Student: Gray Lu
3D Printing System for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Supervisor(s): Dr Tim Woodfield and Naveen Vijayan Mekhileri
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Ben Jar
Evaluation of the latest New Zealand Guidelines for Screening for Persistent Postpartum Hyperglycaemia Following Gestational Diabetes
Supervisor(s): Dr Joanna Gullam and Dr Ruth Hughes
Sponsor: Diabetes Training and Research Trust
Student: Erynna Scherf
Spectral Imaging for Non-invasive Quantification of Gold Nanoparticles in Tumour Mouse Model
Supervisor(s): Dr Aamir Raja, Associate Professor Anthony Butler and Joe Healey
Sponsor: Radiology Department
Student: Dylan Paterson
Incidence of Complications after Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Supervisor(s): Melissa James and Steve Williams
Sponsor: Cancer Society
Student: Gabrielle McLean
Investigations into the use of Macrolides in Community Acquired Pneumonia
Supervisor(s): Dr Sarah Metcalf, Professor Steve Chambers and Dr Pleayo Tovaranonte
Sponsor: Division of Health Sciences
Student: Chivala Heal
Breastfeeding in Primary Care - The Experience of Mothers who seek Breastfeeding Support
Supervisor(s): Dr Geraldine Wilson and Mrs Janetta Skiba
Sponsor: Rural Canterbury PHO
Student: Katelyn Thorn
Outcome of Patients Diagnosed with Lung Cancer in Upper South Island Region
Supervisor(s): Dr Greg Frazer
Sponsor: Canterbury District Health Board
Student: Nina Chambers
Determining the Prevalance of Normal and Sub Aneurysmal Aortic Diameters in Patients Undergoing CT Colonography
Supervisor(s): Dr Manar Khashram and Professor Justin Roake
Sponsor: Radiology Department
Student: Anshuman Gupta
Ease up on the Pot - Cannabis users' Moderation Experiences
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Simon Adamson and Dr Ria Schroder
Sponsor: Division of Health Sciences
Student: Davika Bartlett
Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer in Christchurch - A Four Cohort Study
Supervisor(s): Professor Frank Frizelle
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Callum Davidson
Adverse Drug Reactions Causing Hospital Admissions
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Matt Doogue, Associate Professor David Jardine, Matthew Strother and Dr John Pearson
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Tom Judd
Clinical Guidelines, Complex Patients and Polypharmacy
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor David Jardine, Associate Professor Matt Doogue and Professor Murray Barclay
Sponsor: Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust
Student: Annabelle McGowan
Cardiovascular Risks in Women with Endometrial Cancer
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Peter Sykes and Dr Bryony Simcock
Sponsor: Cancer Society
Student: Kelly MacDonald
Is the Vitamin C Content of Red Blood Cells a More Stable Indicator of Body Ascorbate Status?
Supervisor(s): Dr Anitra Carr and Dr Gabi Dachs
Sponsor: Douglas Pharmaceuticals
Student: Susannah Dunham
The Effect of High Flow, Humidified air via Air on Oxygen Content, Humidity and Temperature
Supervisor(s): Dr Paul Kelly and Associate Professor Lutz Beckert
Sponsor: Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
Student: Ann Jun
Investigating the Pathology of Cobalt-induced Pseudo-tumour Formation
Supervisor(s): Professor Margreet Vissers, Dr Tim Woodfield, Associate Professor Gary Hooper
Sponsor: New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women Trust
Student: Simona Siezova
The clinical assessment of acoustic monitoring in revision total hip replacement
Supervisor(s): Professor Gary Hooper, Dr Tim Woodfield and Dr Geoff Rodgers
Sponsor: Canterbury Orthopaedic Services
Student: Sam Wilkinson
Project Brief
Project Report
A Real Time System to Warn Carers that a Patient, at Risk of Falling, is Leaving the Bed
Supervisor(s): Dr Nigel Miller, Associate Professor Geoff Shaw and Professor J Geoffry Chase
Sponsor: Canterbury District Health Board
Student: Jonathan Wong
Perioperative DVT prophyllaxis in surgical patients admitted to General Medicine with PE
Supervisor(s): Dr David Cole, Dr David Jardine and Dr Pleayo Tovaranonte
Sponsor: New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women Trust
Student: Markus Ho
Validity of the InterRAI Outcomes Scales for Older Adults in Specialist Mental Health Services
Supervisor(s): Dr Susan Gee, Dr Matthew Croucher and Mr Jason Elley
Sponsor: The Canterbury Healthcare of the Elderly Education Trust
Student: Alex Barron
Pilot Study: Outcomes in Cognitive Impairment in Canterbury
Supervisor(s): Dr Hamish Jamieson
Sponsor: Age Concern Trust
Student: Arthi Veerasamy
Pilot study: The Long Term Effects of Incontinence in Older People
Supervisor(s): Dr Sally Keeling
Sponsor: Urology Research Foundation Board
Student: Juno Pyun
Optimising PEEP in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Geoff Shaw and Professor J Geoffry Chase
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Minyan Voon
